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1855 — Arkansas — Hunting

Edward W. Gantt, A Digest of the Statutes of Arkansas Embracing All Laws of a General and Permanent Character in Force at the Close of the Session of the General Assembly of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Three 383 (1874)

Banned hunting with a gun or shooting for amusement on the Sabbath.

AR
1855

1855 — California — Brandishing

William H. R. Wood, Digest of the Laws of California: Containing All Laws of a General Character Which were in Force on the First Day of January, 1858; Also, the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, Articles of Confederation, Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798-99, Acts of Congress Relative to Public Lands and Pre-Emptions. Together with Judicial Decisions, Both of the Supreme Court of the United States and of California, to Which are Also Appended Numerous Forms for Obtaining Pre-Emption and Bounty Lands, Etc., Etc. 334 (1857)

Brandishing various weapons was prohibited unless for self-defense. Exempts law enforcement from the ordinance.

CA
1855

1855 — California — Dueling

1855 Cal. L. chap. 127, pp. 152-53

Killing another in a duel with a firearm (rifle, shotgun, pistol), knife (dirk, bowie knife), sword, or other dangerous weapon...

CA
1855

Allowed Daville to regulate gunpowder storage.

IL
1855

Prohibited discharging a firearm in a cemetary.

IL
1855

1855 — Indiana — Weapon Discharge

1855 Ind. L. chap. 79, p. 153

Law made it illegal to shoot at a locomotive with people inside. If one did so and a passenger died,...

IN
1855

Prohibited shooting guns in towns, punishable by fine.

KY
1855

1855 — Louisiana — Concealed Carry

1855 La. L. chap. 120, p. 148

Banned the concealed carry of pistols, bowie knives, dirks, and other dangerous weapons.

LA
1855

1855 — Detroit, Michigan — Weapon Discharge

The Revised Charter and Ordinances of the City of Detroit 199 (1855)

Limited firing cannons or firearms within city limits except for military use.

MI
1855

1855 — Hudson, New Jersey — Weapon Discharge

Ordinances of the City of Hudson, Ordered by Resolutions of the Common Council 109-10 (1855).

Prohibited firing guns in Hudson except in self-defense. Also prohibited public carry off of one's property without legal permission.

NJ
1855